Safety and efficacy of bilateral total knee arthroplasty

• Published in: The Journal of arthroplasty Vol. 12; no. 5; pp. 497 - 502
• Main Authors: Cohen, Russell G., Forrest, Christopher J., Benjamin, James B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.08.1997
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - surgery; arthroplasty; bilateral; Female; Humans; knee; Knee Prosthesis - methods; Male; Middle Aged; morbidity; Osteoarthritis - surgery; Postoperative Period; Retrospective Studies; total knee arthroplasty; Treatment Outcome; unilateral; knee; total knee arthroplasty; unilateral; morbidity; arthroplasty; bilateral

Recent studies have reported increased morbidity associated with bilateral simultaneous total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the morbidity and clinical outcome associated with simultaneous bilateral TKA in contrast to unilateral TKA. All primary TKAs, either unila...